Peter Lik was born on 1959 and is an Australian photographer best known for his nature and panoramic landscape images.
16 Facts About Peter Lik
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Peter Lik hosted From the Edge with Peter Lik, which aired for one season on The Weather Channel.
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Peter Lik took his first photo at the age of 8, after his parents gave him a Kodak Brownie box camera for his birthday.
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In 1984, Peter Lik made his first trip to the United States, traveling around the country for a year in an old van.
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In 1989, Peter Lik returned to the United States, undertaking a project to photograph landscapes in all 50 states.
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Peter Lik sold some of the photos for use in calendars and as postcards.
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Peter Lik spent the early 1990s working for the tourism department of Queensland, Australia, traveling through the Outback and photographing little-seen areas.
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Peter Lik started his own publishing company, Lik Publishing, in the mid-1990s.
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Peter Lik has produced coffee table books, postcards and calendars of his work.
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In December 2010, Peter Lik sold a photograph for to an anonymous collector, his highest-priced sale at that time.
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Peter Lik has stated that only one print of the photo will ever be printed.
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In December 2014, Peter Lik claimed to have sold a photograph titled "Phantom" to an anonymous bidder for $6.5 million, making it potentially the highest price paid for a photograph.
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In 1997, Peter Lik opened his first gallery, in Cairns, Australia.
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Peter Lik opened his first US gallery in Lahaina, Hawaii, in 2003, and his first in Las Vegas in Caesars Palace in 2005.
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Peter Lik went on to open another Manhattan gallery, in the SoHo neighborhood.
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Peter Lik is best known for his panoramic photos, and the large size and overall quality of his prints.